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Live updates | Brian Harman to put claret jug to some use after winning British Open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman is ready to put the claret jug to some use after becoming the champion golfer of the year at Hoylake.“First,” Harman said at the ceremony on the 18th green, “I’m going to have a couple of pints out of this here trophy.”Harman said consistency was the key at Royal Liverpool, where he only made six bogeys all week.“I doubled down on my process,” he said, “and I know it’s boring and it is not flashy. But, until hitting that last bunker shot, I have not thought about winning the tournament.”Jon Rahm, who was in a tie for second at the British Open, said there was “nothing any of us could have done.”“He won by six,” Rahm said. “It’s not like he won by two or three.”___WHAT TO KNOW— Harman builds a 5-shot lead at British Open— Jon Rahm sets Hoylake record with 63 to give himself a chance — Younger brother of U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick in the top 10 — Rory McIlroy lets chances slip away with poor putting___HARMAN WINS THE OPEN...

British Open Champions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

(x-won playoff)2023 — Brian Harman2022 — Cameron Smith2021 — Collin Morikawa2020 — Canceled2019 — Shane Lowry2018 — Francesco Molinari2017 — Jordan Spieth2016 — Henrik Stenson2015 — x-Zach Johnson2014 — Rory McIlroy2013 — Phil Mickelson2012 — Ernie Els2011 — Darren Clarke2010 — Louis Oosthuizen2009 — x-Stewart Cink2008 — Padraig Harrington2007 — x-Padraig Harrington2006 — Tiger Woods2005 — Tiger Woods2004 — x-Todd Hamilton2003 — Ben Curtis2002 — x-Ernie Els2001 — David Duval2000 — Tiger Woods1999 — x-Paul Lawrie1998 — x-Mark O’Meara1997 — Justin Leonard1996 — Tom Lehman1995 — x-John Daly1994 — Nick Price1993 — Greg Norman1992 — Nick Faldo1991 — Ian Baker-Finch1990 — Nick Faldo1989 — x-Mark Calcavecchia1988 — Seve Ballesteros1987 — Nick Faldo1986 — Greg Norman1985 — Sandy Lyle1984 — Seve Ballesteros1983 — Tom Watson1982 — Tom Watson1981 — Bill Rogers1980 — Tom Watson1979 — Seve Ballesteros1978 — Jack Nicklaus1977 — Tom Watson1976 — Johnny Miller1975 — x-Tom Watson1974 — Gary Pl...

Polls close in most of Spain as right challenges Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Polls close in most of Spain as right challenges Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.Source

Browns’ Nick Chubb among several star running backs to discuss devalued position on Zoom call

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Cleveland Browns star Nick Chubb was one of several NFL running backs to take part in a Zoom call on Saturday night to discuss the current trend of their position being underpaid and devalued by some teams.Chubb is under contract through next season, but said he has already contemplated his future in a market increasingly becoming less friendly to running backs.Chubb said he was on the call with Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants, Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans and Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers.Barkley has threatened to sit out training camp in protest after he couldn’t come to terms on a long-term contract last week. The Giants signed him to the $10 million franchise tender for running backs.“There’s really nothing we can do,” Chubb said Sunday following practice. “We’re kind of handcuffed with the situation. Our production hurts us the most. If we go out there and run for 2,000 yards with so many carr...

The collapse of a building in Cameroon has killed 16 people and authorities say the toll could rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — At least 16 people were killed and nearly three dozen injured Sunday when a four-story building collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon’s largest city, authorities said.“The casualty figures may be higher, said Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of Cameroon’s Littoral region, where the Douala is located. The city is 30 miles (210 km) west of the capital, Yaounde.The governor said that “rescue workers, assisted by Cameroon government troops, are still digging the wreckage to see if more bodies can be recovered.” The military’s fire brigade has been ordered to join the country’s Red Cross and other rescue services in searching for survivors.Residents living in the Ndogbon neighborhood where the incident took place said they are in shock.“We heard people screaming … and struggled to help some out of the wreckage, but could not do it with our spades and (garden) hoes,” said Gaspard Ndoppo, who lives near the collapsed buildings.Building collaps...

German center-right leader mulls cooperation with far right at municipal level

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

The leader of Germany’s center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, said on Sunday that his party may enter political alliances with the far right at the municipal level — indicating a potentially ground-breaking shift in German politics that immediately attracted sharp criticism.Germany’s established parties have long rejected any cooperation with the far-right, anti-migration and climate change-denying Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), which was founded 10 years ago and has in recent months risen to the second position in national polls.But Merz told public broadcaster ZDF in an interview Sunday evening that his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) may abandon this position, although he argued that this shift only applied at the local level.“Local politics is different from state and federal politics,” Merz said in reaction to recent triumphs of the AfD at the local level in eastern Germany, such as in Sonneberg in Thuringia, where the AfD last month for the first time won a district co...

Ticker: Lawsuit alleges ‘hidden’ fees at Frontier Airlines; Radioactive leak reported near Mississippi River 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

Frontier Airlines markets itself as having the lowest fares, but a new class-action lawsuit alleges the Denver-based carrier makes up the difference with hidden, inflated fees.Florida resident Amira Hamad filed the 21-page lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in late June, seeking a refund of the fees and $100 million in punitive damages for herself and others.A spokesperson for Frontier said the airline doesn’t comment on pending litigation.Hamad said in the lawsuit that she booked a round-trip flight with Frontier after seeing an “attractive” price online and reading on the company’s website that passengers are allowed one free personal item no larger than 14 inches tall, 18 inches wide and 8 inches deep.According to the lawsuit, when Hamad arrived at her gate, Frontier’s bag sizer was smaller than the dimensions advertised on the website. When her bag wouldn’t fit into the allegedly shrunken bag sizer, the airline charged Hamad $100 for her “oversized...

‘Barbie’ beats ‘Oppenheimer’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

This “Barbie” just scored the biggest domestic opening weekend of 2023.Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Barbie” debuted in first place at the box office this weekend, earning a whopping $155 million in the United States and Canada. The PG-13 comedy easily defeated Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer,” which opened in second place with $80.5 million, according to studio estimates.In addition to notching the biggest launch of the year — ahead of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($146.4 million) — Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” also marks the best domestic debut of all time for a title directed by a woman, surpassing 2019’s “Captain Marvel” ($153 million).The film industry received a much-needed shot in the arm this weekend thanks to the cinematic, cultural phenomenon that is “Barbenheimer.”For months, people around the world have eagerly anticipated the simultaneous releases of Gerwig’s “...

This pet-friendly hotel just took it up a notch with its 'Pampered Pup' offer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- There's a pet-friendly hotel in San Diego that is now offering a packaged deal not only for human guests but for their furry friends.This may come as good news for those who enjoy vacationing with their dog, or even for local San Diegans looking for a nice pet-friendly retreat. It’s like an Airbnb for pools in San Diego County Representatives for Andaz San Diego, which is located in the historic Gaslamp District, says those staying at the Hyatt connected establishment can relax and unwind with their dogs in-style. The hotel launched what it calls their "Pampered Pup" offer, which includes an array of amenities and services that can be enjoyed by their four-legged guests. The excusive and unique "Pampered Pup" package includes the following:A customized robe fit for both parent and pup with monogrammed initials.Makeovers for both the pet and parent.Private makeup/hair styling session for parent.Full grooming session for pet.Choice of on-site photoshoot for parent and...

Italy’s Meloni seeks broad cooperation to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:28 GMT

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit as she convened a summit of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organizations aimed at stanching flows of illegal migration.The one-day conference is a Meloni initiative that aims to make Italy a leader in resolving issues impacting Mediterranean nations. Chief among them is migration, as Italy sustains hundreds of new arrivals daily on Europe’s southern border, but also energy as Europe looks to Africa and the Middle East to permanently replace Russian supplies.Human rights groups see the meeting, which includes nations from both northern and sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Middle East, as creating a future roadmap, and worry it will amount to anti-migrant policies that put the onus on Africa to keep Africans out of Europe. Meloni told the opening meeting that Western arrogance had likely stood in the way of s...